Crisis Planning and Management

The Chairperson of this task force is:

Philip J. Lazarus, Ph.D., NCSP

Associate Professor
School Psychology Training Program
Florida International University
University Park
ZEB 238 A
Miami, FL 33199
Work: 305.348.2725
Fax: 305.348.4125
Email: Philaz1@aol.com

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Resources

National School Safety Center [NSSC] Review of School Safety Research

Information & Resources for Parents, Schools, Law Enforcement Officials, and Communities/Recursos sobre Seguridad en las Escuelas para Padres, Escuelas, Agentes de la Ley y Comunidades from the Conference on School Safety (October 10, 2006 - Chevy Chase, MD) - US Department of Education and US Department of Justice

NASP Crisis Resources

Crisis Resources in Spanish | Crisis Response Resources
Crisis Website Links | Natural Disasters
Suicide | Trauma
Violence Prevention | War/Terrorism Materials

For information about the National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT), click here. In an emergency, NEAT members can be reached directly or through NASP.  To contact a team member through NASP during business hours, call 301-657-0270 and ask for Susan Gorin, NASP Executive Director, or Ted Feinberg, NASP Assistant Executive Director. You can also e-mail NEAT members.

• NEW - Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• NEW - Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety Responsible Media Coverage of Crisis Events Impacting Children Preventing School Violence: A Plan for Safe and Engaging Schools Threat Assessment: An Essential Component of a Comprehensive Safe School Program
• Creating a Safe School Building

Katrina Resources

• Convention Registration Fee Waived for Members Impacted by Katrina Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Helping Children Cope - HTML | PDF Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Information for Schools - HTML | PDF Relocated Students With Special Needs: Recommendations for Receiving Schools New Schools for Students With Disabilities: Tips for Families Who Have Been Relocated Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Helping Students Relocate and Supporting Their Mental Health Needs - HTML | PDF Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Understanding Reactions of Children and Youth - HTML | PDF Responding to Natural Disasters - Helping Children and Families: Information for School Crisis Teams Helping Children After a Natural Disaster: Information for Parents and Teachers Hurricane Experiences Provide Lessons for the Future Natural Disasters from NASP's book Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Natural Disasters, Crisis Intervention, and School Psychology: Melding Human Needs and Professional Roles (PDF) Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part I - Tips for Parents and Schools Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part II - Tips for School Personnel or Crisis Team Members Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide How Children Cope With Trauma and Ongoing Threat: The BASIC Ph Model Identifying Seriously Traumatized Children - Tips for Parents and Educators Coping with Crisis--Helping Children With Special Needs Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for School Psychologists and Crisis Teams - HTML | PDF Helping Children Cope With Crisis: Care for Caregivers
• Memorial Activities at School: A List of "Do's" and "Don'ts"
  

Natural Disasters

• Effects of the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Helping Children Cope - HTML | PDF Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers - HTML | PDF Helping Children in the Event of a Tsunami: Information for Parents and Teachers - HTML | PDF Responding to Wildfires: Helping Children and Families - HTML | PDF
• Winds of Terror: Children's Response to Hurricane and Tornado Disasters (PDF) - from the NASP publication Crisis Prevention and Response: A Collection of NASP Resources (pp. 231-239).//--

Crisis Response Resources

• A National Tragedy - Helping Children Cope Additional NASP Crisis Resources Coping with Crisis--Helping Children With Special Needs Crisis and Loss: Information for Educators (practical 20 page guide to preparing for and managing crisis intervention) Crisis and Loss: Information for Parents (practical guide to preparing for and managing crisis intervention) Crisis Website Links Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for School Psychologists and Crisis Teams - HTML | PDF Culturally Competent Crisis Response Resources Dealing with a Death in School Estimating the Severity of Reactions to Death Helping Children Cope With Crisis: Care for Caregivers How to Handle The Media During A Crisis Memorial Activities at School: A List of "Do's" and "Don'ts" Responding to National Crises - Advice for Caregivers
• School Crisis Planning: A Q&A with Scott Poland

Suicide

• Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program, an evidence-based program of education and screening Suicidal Students: Intervening at School (coming soon) Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part I - Tips for Parents and Schools
• Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part II - Tips for School Personnel or Crisis Team Members

Trauma

• Children's Response to Trauma How Children Cope With Trauma and Ongoing Threat: The BASIC Ph Model Identifying Seriously Traumatized Children - Tips for Parents and Educators Managing Strong Emotional Reactions to Traumatic Events: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Memorials/Activities/Rituals Following Traumatic Events - Suggestions for Schools

Violence Prevention

• Creating A Safe Building Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools (released in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health and NASP) Research Review on Violence Prevention Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide to Implementing Early Warning, Timely Response (released in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, NIH and NASP)
• Vulnerability to Violence Among Gay and Lesbian Youth

War/Terrorism Materials

• Children and Fear of War and Terrorism - Tips for Parents and Teachers Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Students Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times Helping Children Cope With Loss, Death, and Grief Parents Called to Active Duty: Helping Children Cope Schools and Terrorism: A Supplement to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism:  Recommendations to the Secretary (from CDC)
• Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach - this fact sheet has been added to CDC's Emergency Preparedness and Response website at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/index.asp. Although terrorists use a variety of methods to inflict harm and create fear, bombs are used most frequently. According to the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, bombings accounted for nearly 70 percent of all terrorist attacks in the U.S. and its territories between 1980 and 2001. This document focuses on common sense principles that will be useful in a bombing event. 

Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools have also generously provided translations of two handouts in several languages. They are available in PDF format below:

• Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Students
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Farsi
  • Korean
  • Spanish
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese
• Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Parents
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Farsi
  • Korean
  • Spanish
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese